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To: jbe who wrote (675)	10/23/1999 11:35:00 AM
From: Michael M	Respond to of 3246

Thanks for the comments, Joan. I have to stay away from "high culture" on my list - influence on the whole world is trickle-down at best (VERY slow trickle, IMO). I can think of almost no instance where a visibly "high culture" person could be elected to a major office in this country -- perhaps in a parliamentary system. You want art and philosophy that powers the people -- Norman Rockwell takes the prize in this country -- easy! YIKES! This not meant to say I don't personally enjoy books with no pictures in them. Some irony, don't you think, that one of the favorites of the "high culture" crowd -- JFK -- was so fond of Ian Fleming? Henry Ford and many others certainly deserve consideration. I suggested at the bottom of my list that scientific and medical people could fill a list. There are a few I could drop from my list without whining. Feel free to whack away!